Cricket-Pakistan's Misbah supports England comeback in Sri Lanka

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who engineered a 3-0 test whitewash of England earlier this year, has backed the world's top-ranked side to bounce back in Sri Lanka because of the strength of their bowlers. After losing all three tests to Pakistan in the UAE, Andrew Strauss and his men were also humbled by Sri Lanka in their opening test last week and need a quick reaction for the second test starting in Colombo on Tuesday. "England...

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Difficult to improve ranking without home series: Misbah

KARACHI: “For a country like Pakistan, it becomes difficult to improve our ranking because we haven’t played at home since 2009,” said Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, while expressing his support to the current ranking system employed by the International Cricket Council.  “I think the system is fair and objective. It takes into consideration home and away matches.” The Pakistan captain, who engineered a 3-0 test whitewash...

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The day we won the world

 Twenty years on, the joy of winning the World Cup remains undimmed. Mushtaq Ahmed licked his fingertips and gripped the ball tightly, sensing that a long-awaited wicket was close at hand. This might be the chance to put the tigers among the pigeons, he thought as he hopped in to deliver a perfect leg-spinner to Graham Gooch, the England captain. The plan was to entice Gooch into a drive, to force the ball to spin more than usual and...

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Super Eight T20 Cup: Shahzaib blasts Dolphins into final

KARACHI:  A blistering half-century by opener Shahzaib Hasan allowed Karachi Dolphins easy entry into the final of the Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup after they beat Lahore Lions by seven wickets in the first semi-final yesterday. While the Lions would have been content with the 167 for seven they amassed off their quota, Shahzaib’s 28-ball 57 in a 78-run opening stand with Khalid Latif meant the Dolphins reached 170 for three with...

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